Re:Shape up or Ship out! (Score 2, Insightful)

Managers do set the tone of a company but good managers listen to their employees and are willing to discuss how things are done. I've been working for a large state agency in the US for the past nine years and for four of those years, we had a CIO who only wanted "Yes" men around him.. I bucked enough from it to not be included in that group and gained the rep of a rebel. Then we got a new CIO in who had a completely different approach and I get along great with him. He sees the value of listening to new ideas, incorporating the ones that are viable and the IT Department has been more productive because of that.

Sometimes dedication to a job means sticking with it even when you don't like what is going on. Sometimes it even turns out for the beter.